''Calliotropis crystalophora'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Eucyclidae
Eucyclidae is a family of gastropods in the superfamily Seguenzioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Eucyclidae include:
* '' Amberley ...
.
Description
The shell can grow to 4.5 mm.
Distribution
It's found in the
Southwest Pacific from
New Caledonia
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to
Tonga.
Its
type locality is southeast of
Raoul Island,
Kermadec Islands ().
It is classified as "range restricted",
which means its range is less than .
References
crystalophora
Gastropods described in 1979
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